‘We do not have Rahul, Virat Kohli, Jadeja…’ – Aakash Chopra opens up on India’s concerns ahead of 2nd Test vs England

Former India cricketer Aakash Chopra has cautioned Team India ahead of the second Test match against England, slated to take place on February 2. Notably, Rohit Sharma and Co. have lost the first Test match by 28 runs, and they will be looking to win the forthcoming match to level up the series by 1-1.

However, Aakash Chopra feels Team India has a self-doubt problem, and a good pitch can also help England win the series. The former India opener feels Team India has a lot of problems in the second Test as Shubman Gill and Shreyas Iyer are not in form, whereas Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, and Ravindra Jadeja are also not present in the second Test.

“There is a problem with self-doubt. If we prepare a good pitch, they [England] play better than us. Shubman Gill and Shreyas Iyer are in poor form. We do not have Rahul. Virat Kohli was already absent. Ravindra Jadeja, the all-rounder is also not there. Suddenly, you are stuck. I feel they should play on a good pitch. Don’t get overexcited and go for a turning pitch. Your batters do not have form,” Aakash Chopra said on his YouTube channel.

Of their last three Tests at home, India have not won even one: Aakash Chopra

The cricketer-turned-analyst talks about how India has not won any Test matches in the last three games. Moreover, the well-renowned cricket commentator recalled the third Test match of the Border Gavaskar Trophy, where Rohit Sharma and Co. suffered the loss at Holkar Cricket Stadium in Indore owing to a tricky pitch.

“Of their last three Tests at home, India have not won even one. In fact, they have lost two, while one match ended in a draw. They prepared a rank turner in Indore and it backfired even though Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja were available. India then prepared a flat pitch in Ahmedabad and the boring match ended nine a draw. For Hyderabad, the pitch was a decent one. It could have been better to be fair,” he added further.